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First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Thirty Nightingale Court rooms are to be extended until March next year as the government continues in its efforts to tackle the impact of COVID-19 on the justice system and secure speedier justice for victims.
Business experts will spearhead a drive to get prison leavers into stable jobs so they can break the cycle of crime, it was announced today (3 March 2022).
The UK has galvanised allies to refer atrocities in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court.
The Secretary of State has announced a one year extension to Dame Anne Owers DBE’s tenure as National Chair of the Independent Monitoring Boards.
The Secretary of State has announced a 1 year extension to John Thornhill OBE’s tenure as Chair of the Lay Observers’ National Council.
Sixteen prisons across the country to be expanded through new houseblocks and refurbishments.
A further update on work MOJ is doing to respond to the CJEU judgment of November 2018 in O’Brien No.2 and the Supreme Court’s judgment in Miller of December 2019.
Nick Goodwin will become Chief Executive of HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) in March 2022 following the retirement of interim chief executive Kevin Sadler.
Prisoners are to be offered apprenticeships for the first time in an unprecedented move to cut crime and address local labour shortages.
Around 500 Ministry of Justice jobs are moving to Wales as part of the Places for Growth programme, helping to level up communities across the UK.
Correspondence from Victoria Atkins MP and Alex Chalk MP to Jess Phillips MP following the second reading of the Domestic Abuse Bill 2020.
Seven new regional Ministry of Justice (MoJ) offices will be opened across England and Wales, the Deputy Prime Minister has announced today as the Government continues to level up communities.
Ministry of Justice welcomes publication of report by expert group on e-signatures.
A new report from the Ministry of Justice provides an interim update on progress made by the Legal Support for Litigants in Person Grant.
People from all walks of life are being urged to become magistrates in an unprecedented recruitment drive launched today.
Over 700 solar panels installed at HMP Wayland to cut carbon and save money for the taxpayer.
Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan launches, including more than 60 commitments to help veterans with employment and healthcare
Magistrates are to have their sentencing powers increased in order to reduce pressure on the Crown Courts and speed up justice, it was confirmed today (18 January 2022).
Thousands more separating parents will avoid stressful courtroom battles as the Government boosts its landmark family mediation scheme with an additional £1.3 million.
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